SheVax+ : hearing their voices : action research to support women’s agency and empowerment in livestock vaccine distribution, delivery and use in Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya - barriers and opportunities for women’s participation in the small animal livestock vaccine value chain : case study of Kola and Kalama wards of Machakos town sub-county, Kenya
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2020
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In Africa, small livestock are one of the assets women are allowed to own, take control over, and sell to meet their financial needs. Newcastle disease (ND) is a major constraint in the sector due to frequent outbreaks and despite intensive vaccinations. A vaccine value chain analysis was carried out in both Nairobi and Machakos. The efficacy of the vaccine depends on its proper handling. Most times, this is the point where vaccine quality and efficacy has been compromised (breaking the cold chain). Outcome mapping was used to identify critical boundary partners. Long distance to vaccine distribution points was another barrier to vaccine access for most farmers.
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VALUE CHAINS, VACCINES, LIVESTOCK, NEWCASTLE DISEASE, POULTRY, GOATS, WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY MEDICINE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, GENDER ANALYSIS, KENYA, SOUTH OF SAHARA